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QuixoticO
Netherlands810 Posts
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da_head
Canada3350 Posts
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Trezeguet
United States2656 Posts
Post count is fun, icons are fun, join date is fun. It is nice to know who the veterans and lurkers and spammers are, but none of these things really mean as much as a star next to someone's name, or the perception the community has of that person. This site is awesome, no matter what is chosen, some people will wish it was another way. | ||
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Lightningbullet
United States507 Posts
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
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enzym
Germany1034 Posts
On June 15 2010 07:38 Skillz_Man wrote: I like it how it is, but what do you guys think about words/post? I think that could tell quality pretty well and it would encourage people to not yes say useless stuff like "GO Flash"... I don't know what you guys think but I like that idea. And for joined TL date, I was a lurker for a long time even though I had an account. word count would lead to people writing long ass posts just for the sake of it, instead of because getting their point across in a well formulated way requires it. post count leads to people writing lots of posts instead of only writing them when they have something to say. | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5068 Posts
1. Posts AND Join Date 2. Posts in Profile, Join Date on bar | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On June 15 2010 07:48 enzym wrote: word count would lead to people writing long ass posts just for the sake of it, instead of because getting their point across in a well formulated way requires it. post count leads to people writing lots of posts instead of only writing them when they have something to say. Well yes but Words/Post and Join date would be perfect tbh, people like showing that effort they put in, people want to have many posts, but instead if it's words/post then even if it's a "long ass post" it will have more insight in it no matter what, and I think it would be better than reading pages of one liners. I think that would be the way to go, at first I suppose it feels like a weird statistic but atleast people wont be posting very useless stuff. | ||
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Thrill
2599 Posts
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SC2Phoenix
Canada2814 Posts
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Ouga
Finland645 Posts
 But that will always find its ways, people who want to categorize stuff always find new ways to do it. I don't see why you would choose to respond differently to someone's post based on his joindate/postcount, how can that change the validness of his points?But on poll, I think postcounts are like stats in bnet, iccup and such - you just want to know where you stand and how hard you've "worked". It's matter of preference where they are shown, but removing postcounts would serve no purpose. As said, it's easy to be annoying elitist and deleting postcount wouldn't really affect how these people behave. | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
Also, be aware that issue isn't as big of a problem yet. Basically, we have Brood War veterans with high post counts that everyone respects, and these people deserve it too because they're likely better than us who are new to the genre. The only problem right now is spam and people outright bashing others with lower post count. Imagine about a year after Starcraft 2 is released. Now anyone can have a high post count if they wish by spamming shallow replies. Other people will be bias toward these people, and rarely they will check their actual posts to see if it has any quality. Most people look and judge based on the quantity displayed on top of the post, not the quality of that user's post. In large communities, this is a snowball effect. The more time that passes, the more time people can spend inflating their post count. Removing post count won't remove spam entirely, but it would, at the very least, give no benefit for spamming. Also, it would highly encourage those who desire forum fame to actually earn it by posting post and threads to actually be remembered. Without post count, people will look at the actual reply before judging that person. If they make a quality post, the readers will remember the name for the quality, not the little number next to the name. | ||
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
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enzym
Germany1034 Posts
On June 15 2010 08:54 Mastermind wrote: Keep it please. Post count is an important tool you can use to help judge someone's post. When I see someone with a low post count giving questionable advice in a strategy thread I know to just ignore it because they are a noob. Also, when someone gets to 5000 posts and they arent banned, it lets you know that the person's input is probably decent, although thats not always the case. Post count is a helpful guide if used properly. just in case you are not trolling and this is a serious reply i want to remind you that 5000-posts-people started out with 0 posts, too. do you believe that their posts were worth less that time than they are now? | ||
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danieldrsa
Brazil522 Posts
Im under 500 posts but joined around 2007, i just prefer to post when i feel its worth saying something | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
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Contagious
United States1319 Posts
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Kuja900
United States3564 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
On June 15 2010 08:57 enzym wrote: just in case you are not trolling and this is a serious reply i want to remind you that 5000-posts-people started out with 0 posts, too. do you believe that their posts were worth less that time than they are now? I do, most definitely. When you don't know anything, you probably aren't going to be very insightful/passionate/helpful. When I first started posting I was horrible, but now I think, because of how much time I've spend following StarCraft, my posts are a lot better. One of the staff, I think Hot_Bid or Chill? I don't remember, but one of them said that when they first came to TL they were a huge troll and totally useless, and they never thought they would become staff. I think that, like it is with all things, people can either learn from experience or ignore it. For a couple reasons I think most members fall into the former category: StarCraft and the Korean scene are inspiring, exciting, and every nerd's dream. The moderators and long-time members set a great example. The community you're joining provides so much content that at times it's overwhelming and amazing, motivating people to contribute or at least not dumb down the forums. I think putting someone's join date next to their post count is a bit aggressive, and, if anything, reinforcing the idea that only oldies are worth listening to (which, despite what I said before, isn't true) rather than people who provide content. Post count is helpful for new members more than anything. People with higher post counts know the people on the forum already, who to listen to, agree with, what kind of poster they are etc., and can tell new comers just from their icon, so it doesn't really matter. New members, on the other hand, especially with the number of people now posting, don't really know who to believe, what threads to read, who is the knowledgeable or experienced in a certain area. Post count, in combination with icons and forum stars, helped me to remember certain posters, look for them in threads, and gauge the credibility and knowledge behind posts/threads/discussions when I first joined. I like the way it is now, but even if post count goes away, the icons are good enough for me atm. | ||
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